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More Than Mere Words of Solidarity are Needed...

What Iran Can Do for Lebanon’s Palestinians.

(BEIRUT) - Around noon on Tuesday September 14, 1982, the day before the launch of the three day Sabra-Shatila Massacre, two white vans pulled into Rue Sabra, diagonal from Akka Palestinian Hospital, the main Shatila camp road.

New Mexico: Susana Strikes Out

Pro-repeal partisans laced online postings with politically-charged and/or outright racist language and symbolism.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - For the third time in a year, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez failed in her bid to repeal a 2003 state law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.

No Coal Eugene Banner Drop

We are opposed to the use of fossil fuels as a non-renewable energy source because of its effect on the global climate and global health.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Today at approximately 1:36 PM members of No Coal Eugene dropped a banner reading “STOP THE COAL TRAIN” from the parking garage on 10th and Oak in Eugene, Oregon.

I Miss George W. Bush

What is it that we appreciate in a president today?

(SALEM) - You know, President G.W. Bush was a straight shooter, we always knew what to expect, we knew what we could count on, and he was easy to write about.

Strange I know, but it is true. President Barack Obama is a big puzzle, nobody knows what to think, and he isn't criticized for what he is responsible for.

Turkish American Legislative Dialogue and Friendship Dinner

The West American Turkic Council is an umbrella organization committed to the advancement of interactions between American and Turkish, Turkic and Eurasian people.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, Rosegarden Turkish American Cultural Center in cooperation with The West American Turkic Council, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Turkish-American Legislative Dialogue and Friendship Dinner.

The dinner will be held at the Montag Den Hall of the Willamette University and co-hosted by Representative Jules Bailey and Representative Tim Freeman.

Indonesia: Young Man Dies Suspiciously in Custody

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(JAKARTA) - A young man dies in police custody, in Indonesia; his brutalized body is recovered by his family with clear signs of torture and abuse...

Our goal with Eye on the World is to illustrate and highlight politically oriented problems and tragedies that traditional media channels don't have time or interest in covering.

Khader Adnan: 60... 61 Days of Legendary Steadfastness

Thoughts for a prisoner in the Holy Land whose suffering crosses two months...

(FREIBURG, Germany ) - Dear brother, dear comrade: As you continue to defy oppression and as you continue to struggle for freedom, in your name and in the name of every Palestinian and in the name of every conscientious human, listen to the voices around you.

Listen to the voices of the walls of the dungeon that hold you captive, listen to their silent whisper...

The Destructive Madness of Extremism: First McCarthyism, Then Radical Zionism

Time to choose up sides, folks: Are you with us or against us?

(CHICAGO) - The right-wing government leaders of the state of Israel, bolstered by their powerful US allies, are trembling with excitement at the prospect of a military attack against Iran.

Everything is in place for Iraq Redux. This time the Extremists are determined to get it right. No ground troops, just highly sophisticated bombing runs that will target nuclear targets in Iran.

Time to Protect Kid`s Privacy Online

Let your members of Congress know how you feel about H.R. 1895, "The Do Not Track Kids Act."

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Privacy has become a major issue in the United States and Congress is paying attention. H.R. 1895, "H.R. 1895: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011"", a bi-partisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representatives Ed Markey (D. MA) and Joe Barton (D. TX), is pending in Congress.

H.R. 1895 would amend the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act" (COPPA) by introducing additional provisions to govern the collection and use of teens' personal information.

Merkley: `Unconscionable` if Americans not Hired for Local Forest Jobs

Senator demands that Forest Service chief prevent repeat of foreign hiring debacle.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley is urging Tom Tidwell, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to take steps to ensure Americans will be hired with the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program projects announced on February 2, 2012.

In particular, Merkley urged the Chief not to repeat the debacle in 2009 when unemployed Oregonians were passed over for forest thinning work in favor of foreign workers on H-2B visas.